1941 VFL Round 5: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1941 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1941 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Jack Regan captained the hosts with Phonse Kyne as vice-captain.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Collingwood
J. Regan (capt.), P. Kyne (vice-capt.), C. Campbell, N. Campbell, P. Fricker, J. Green, G. Hocking, D. Knott, H. Mears, L. Morgan, J. Murphy, C. Newman, B. Noonan, N. Oliver, A. Pannam, T. Ryan, R. Smith, M. Whelan, A. Williams
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, P. Beames, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, R. Emselle, M. Gibb, L. Gibbs, D. Hingston, S. McGrath, C. McLean, J. Mueller, J. O'Keefe, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman, R. White, M. Wilson
Collingwood (19.13.127) were defeated by Melbourne (26.11.167).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. Fricker (7), A. Williams (4), J. Murphy (2), A. Pannam (2), J. Green, G. Hocking, H. Mears, B. Noonan
Melbourne: N. Smith (6), R. Baggott (3), P. Beames (3), L. Gibbs (3), J. Mueller (3), A. Dullard (2), M. Gibb (2), R. Dowsing, A. La Fontaine, J. O'Keefe, R. Wartman
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 31 May 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
19.13.127 - 26.11.167
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 3 | 14 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 13 | 19 | . | 13 | (127) |
| Melbourne | 8 | . | 2 | 19 | . | 7 | 22 | . | 9 | 26 | . | 11 | 26 | . | 11 | (167) |
| Margin | MELB by 31 | MELB by 76 | MELB by 50 | MELB by 40 | MELB by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Regan
(Collingwood),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Campbell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Campbell, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Fricker, Pat | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 31 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Knott, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Kyne, Phonse (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Morgan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Murphy, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Newman, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Noonan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Oliver, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Pannam, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Regan, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ryan, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Williams, Alan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 13 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Gibbs, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | White, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wilson, Mac | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 26 | 11 | |||